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Columbine High School students get shout-out from Parkland student leader

Marjory Stoneman Douglas student David Hogg is among those calling for a nationwide student walkout to protest gun violence on Friday, April 20. But he’s also standing in support of Columbine High School students who won’t be walking out Friday, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine massacre.

On April 11, Hogg re-tweeted a call for a walkout on the anniversary of the Columbine shooting. The walkout is in part a voter registration drive for young people.

However, Columbine High School has historically had a different approach to its tragic anniversary. The school is closed on April 20 so that students can participate in community service projects.

Hogg got the message.

https://twitter.com/davidhogg111/status/985830979582484480

Christopher Liberatore kneels in prayer in Littleton, Colo., on Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at a cross dedicated to his friend Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shooting. Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of the tragedy at Columbine where a teacher and 12 students were killed. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
ED ANDRIESKI

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